Proposed federal funding could improve Victoria’s aging airport terminal

Proposed federal funding could improve Victoria’s aging airport terminal Published 6:15 am Friday, August 1, 2025 On Wednesday, (TX-27) Congressman Michael Cloud’s office announced that he had secured $5.5 million to modernize Victoria’s aging...

Kalu Rallies Support For Reserved Seats Bill, Urges National Unity At Australian Event

1 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, CFR, has called on Nigerians, lawmakers, and the international community to support the Reserved Seats Bill aimed at increasing female representation in governance...

Australia adds YouTube to social media ban

SYDNEY — Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge. The...

Logan Central: 10-year-old boy seriously injured after being hit by police car in Brisbane, Queensland

A 10-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries with severe injuries to his face after being struck by a police vehicle outside a school south of Brisbane on Friday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the corner of Jacaranda Avenue...

Australian Vanadium drives forward with vertically integrated...

Graham Arvidson (CEO) showing Senator Varun Ghosh, Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (Minister for Finance), The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP (Treasurer) and The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP around AVL’s electrolyte manufacturing plant. Australian Vanadium Ltd...

Queensland Productivity Commission argues construction industry ‘reset’ needed to fix housing crisis and deliver Olympics

Queensland’s Productivity Commission has flagged a broad construction industry “reset” that could threaten existing enterprise bargaining agreements, arguing it may be required if the state is to build its way out of a housing crisis – and host...

Gas prices rise in Canada as oil gets boost from Trump's threat to buyers of Russia's crude

woman dressed in jeans and black sweatshirt standing next to her car filling it up at the gas station, on a sunny day · aire images via Getty Images Gas prices in Canada climbed an average of 5.2 cents per litre over the past week, according to...

Australia: Man Shot Dead by Police After Assaulting Woman in Melbourne

Melbourne, July 31: A man has been shot dead by police after assaulting a woman at a property east of Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria. A police statement said on Wednesday night that officers were called to reports of the assault in the...

Marinus Link deal is a good one for Tasmania, says Saul Eslake

Saul Eslake My understanding is that Marinus is a good thing for Tasmania and for Australia. In fact, I think the reason why the federal government's been prepared to take a 50 per cent equity position and the Victorian government to take a 33 per...

Victoria Beckham ready to show the world her fashion triumphs and tears in Netflix series

NEW YORK – For someone who has been famous since the late 1990s, Victoria Beckham is surprisingly busy in the 2020s. After many years in the red, the British pop star-turned-designer’s eponymous fashion company Victoria Beckham Holdings saw...

World : Australia Congratulates Malaysia on Ambitious ASEAN Chairmanship Agenda

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Australia has commended Malaysia on setting an ambitious agenda for its ASEAN chairmanship this year, in particular, its emphasis on inclusivity and sustainability. In a video message posted Friday on the...

The social skinny: Spotify streams Stephen King; ‘Rock and Roll’ with NASA; Australia bans YouTube

Spotify presses play on 14-hour ‘banger’ from Stephen King Spotify unveiled its Read Like You Listen campaign Monday to turn Spotify’s music aficionados into fervent readers. Created with Burson, the campaign’s goal is to “encourage fans to...

On Notice: Housing and safeguard mechanism debates return, and Russia heads to the High Court

Welcome back to On Notice. Each Monday, we’ll bring you the essentials, the context, and everything you need to know about what’s taking place in Australian politics in the week ahead. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and...

Australian fashion retailer General Pants Co says they’ve settled $69,000 bill amid court threat

Albanese seeks call with Netanyahu following Sydney, Melbourne protests

Loading “I think Australian politics has underestimated how strongly Australians feel about this issue … I think this is a moment, a sort of wake-up call for Australian politics,” he said. “There was a lot of middle Australia there, and I think...

Australian gas exports are a strategic asset—for us, and our friends

Australia’s gas sector is again under fire from ideologically driven critics. Commentators from groups such as the Australia Institute and Jubilee Australia argue that our export of liquefied natural gas primarily serves foreign interests rather...

Australia Bans YouTube for Children Under 16

The government of Australia has reversed its decision to grant YouTube an exemption from its sweeping ban on social media for children under 16. YouTube’s parent company, Google, is threatening legal action, but Australian officials vowed to push...

Afternoon Update: Australia spared Trump’s latest tariff hike; NSW’s wet weekend; and the library that loans tents and fog machines

Good afternoon. Australian goods imported into the US will continue to attract the baseline 10% tariff, with Australia dodging any tariff increase in the latest round of Donald Trump’s global trade war. A new executive order issued on Friday...

Australia's First Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters Enter Final Assembly

The first four of 29 new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ordered by the Australian Army are drawing closer to delivery as they enter the final assembly phase at Boeing’s production facility on Mesa, Arizona. The incoming attack helicopters...

Seismic threat of rebel league looms large over Lions’ shot at history

Sydney has been the epicentre of the rugby world this week. Senior executives from across the global game are in town. You would call them “suits” but some are wearing British & Irish Lions hoodies. Hotel lobbies and breakfast rooms are abuzz with...